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Premature to conclude no genetic basis to the association between smoking and major depressive disorder

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  1. Centre for Child Health Research, The University of Western Australia, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, PO Box 855, West Perth, WA, 6872, Australia

    David Lawrence, Francis Mitrou & Stephen R. Zubrick

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Lawrence, D., Mitrou, F. & Zubrick, S.R. Premature to conclude no genetic basis to the association between smoking and major depressive disorder. Hum Genet 131, 903–904 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00439-012-1169-z

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